> I disgree that 'jgem' should be the default, since many people that run
> JRuby run only JRuby, tutorials state 'gem' as the command, and people
> are used to typing 'gem'. If people are using both JRuby and Ruby and
> want to avoid naming conflicts, they can add an alias easily enough or
> juggle PATH entries. But JRuby is "just another Ruby impl" and shouldn't
> have a different command name for installing gems.
>> Can we please have the 'gem' name as default when installing on JRuby?
What about those of us that need to use both Ruby and JRuby? Yes, I
know PATH is the answer, but very cumbersome.
The problem with your argument above is that JRuby's main binary is
actually called jruby, so I would argue that it is far more consistent
to say jgem.
That is my two cents.
Susan